To Kill A Mockingbird, By Harper Lee

“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view. “Sir” “--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it “(Lee, 33). The novel Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, focuses on two kids who go through obstacles to reach adulthood, while growing up in a racist community. Harper Lee wrote this novel because she was inspired by her own point of view while growing up in Monroeville, Alabama during the time of the Great Depression. To Kill a Mockingbird is based on two siblings, Jem and Scout, who grew up in a racist community during the 1930s, where they soon saw things from a contrary view of others, and understood the truth of the world differently. Lee uses the literary elements, conflict, setting, and

The two characters, Calpurnia and Walter Cunningham, help Scout realize that everyone isn’t the same and doesn’t have the same nice things as others. Atticus explains to Scout that “The Cunninghams never took anything they can’t pay back.The Cunninghams are country folks, farmers, and the crash hit them the hardest.As the Cunninghams had no money to pay a lawyer”(Lee,23). Atticus tells Scout that the Cunningham family were farmers and they don’t have enough money for anything since “the crash”. Calpurnia responds to Scout's actions by saying ”Yo’ folks might be better’n the Cunninghams but it don’t count for nothin’ the way you’re disgracin’ ‘em”(Lee,27). In other words, this is revealing that Calpurnia is a caring person and wants Scouts to show compassion for others. Calpurnia tries to explain to Scout that your thought of a crazy day could be another person's normal day. In addition, the next literary element is the conflict. The conflict between Scout and Walter Cunningham showed Scout to not judge someone before you know what they have been

“Sir” “--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it” (Lee, 33). Atticus suggests to Scout to put herself in Walter's place and understand where he comes from and why he acts the way he does. This is a considerable problem for Scout, for all younger kids, because she never puts into consideration what other people are going through, therefore, never discriminates against someone before you know them. Calpurnia shares with Scout that “There’s some folks who don’t eat like us.” He ain’t company, Cal, he’s just a Cunningham–.. “Don’t matter who they are, anybody sets foot in this house’s yo’ comp’ny, and don’t you let me catch you remarkin’ on their ways like you were so high and mighty! Yo’ folks might be better’n the Cunninghams, but it don’t count for nothin’ the way you’re disgracin’ ‘em–if you can’t act fit to eat at the table you can just sit here and eat in the kitchen”(Lee,27). Calpurnia realized how Scout was acting towards Walter and told Scout she can’t treat her company with contempt. The conversation between Calpurnia and Scout, helped Scout realize that she was wrong for acting